CHAKRAVARTTI, C. J.

( 1 ) THIS is another of cases under Article 226 of the Constitution where the parties have not troubled to make a full and accurate disclosure of the facts and have left the Court to give its decision on considerations of a negative rather than positive character.

( 2 ) THE history of the proceeding out of which the present appeal has arisen is as follows. The appellant company used to hold a licence for the supply of electrical energy in a certain urban or semi-urban area in Burdwan. The licence was originally granted to a firm to which the company apparently succeeded. In 1951, which is said to have been shortly after the present Managing Agents had taken over charge of the concern, there was widespread complaint about the inadequacy and efficiency of the supply of energy made by the company. The Burdwan Municipality, the railway authorities, the District officials, newspapers and members of the public all appear to have joined in making complaints. It was said that the pressure was never maintained at the declared level with the result that the supply of energy was exceedingly feeble and that the light provided was not sufficient to illumine the streets ev

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